Ice Follies 2006

FASTWÜRMS, Ice Station Isis, 2006

Materials: HD video, various installation components, donated ice hut

For FASTWÜRMS Ice Follies project, the collective transformed their fishing hut into an esoteric set for their new occult adventure film entitled “Ice Station Isis”, inspired by the 1968 cold war thriller Ice Station Zebra.

The ice fishing hut and was used as the setting for a fictional low-tech secret headquarters run by cold war Witches and a team of young interns working on mysterious experiments with rockets, neurochemistry, and submarine communications, complete with flares, plastic snow gear, rockets, sex toys, obsolete mobile phones, and a custom satellite dish. Typically over the top, not surprisingly their approach fit right in.

FASTWÜRMS’ appeal had always been predicated on their appropriation of the rural as part of their creative lexicon; an outsider territory for their psychic explorations. Ice Station Isis celebrated their obvious affection.

The collective worked with local artists and students to film portions of ‘“Ice Station Isis” here in North Bay, with their ultra-modern hut doubled as both prop and dressing room for cast and crew.

Artist Bio:

FASTWÜRMS is the name of the collaboration and joint authorship of Kim Kozzi and Dai Skuse. Working together as multidisciplinary and installation artists for over 26 years, FASTWÜRMS has an extensive international and national exhibition history. FASTWÜRMS is famous for creating complex narratives that use craft, performance, cinema, relational aesthetics, and event architecture, to build unique artworks. This very well-known collaborative team is at present working with art students at the University of Guelph.